dealt with

VERB

handle, manage

Synonyms

WEAK

act approach attend to behave behave toward clear concern conduct oneself consider control cope with direct discuss get a handle on something hack it handle have to do with live with make a go of it make it oversee play review rid see to serve take take care of treat unburden use

Antonyms

WEAK

mismanage

Example Sentences

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Scientists just don’t know how the trees will respond to or recover from the fire, because the island has so rarely dealt with flames, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"It would make no sense to continue with the impeachment committee while that application is being dealt with," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

But the U.S. has dealt with defense contractors for decades without taking ownership stakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But instead, she learned that their mother had entrusted them to an orphanage while the family dealt with financial difficulties.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Congress passed a series of laws, the Compromise of 1850, which dealt with issues of slavery in America’s new territories.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock